Wednesday, November 23 2022 20:09

ArmInfo. State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh Ruben Vardanyan met today with the ministers under his supervision.

According to the press service of the NKR State Minister, the State  Minister touched upon the principles of the state administration  system, noting that the current crisis situation and challenges  require new management approaches.  He said that in accordance with  the agreement with the President of the Republic of Artsakh, all  ministers who are in the sector of coordination of the State Minister  terminate their powers. Four of them will continue to work as interim  ministers, and five more are released from their positions, and their  powers will be temporarily performed by deputy ministers.

State Minister Ruben Vardanyan expressed gratitude to all ministers  for their work. He considered worthy of special appreciation the work  of those ministers who took office immediately after the war, trying  to overcome the post-war stage, and noted that their experience and  knowledge would be useful for the development of Artsakh.

After the meeting, Ruben Vardanyan also held a discussion with the  interim ministers, urging them to approach their work with full  responsibility and fulfill their duties in full.

As ArmInfo previously reported, Minister of Health Mikayel Hayriyan,  Minister of Agriculture Norayr Musayelyan, Minister of Education,  Science, Culture and Sports Anahit Hakobyan, Minister of Social  Development and Migration Armine Petrosyan, Minister of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructures Hayk Khanumyan were dismissed by  the decree of the President of Artsakh. 

Minister of Justice Zhirayr Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs  David Babayan, Minister of Urban Development Aram Sargsyan, Minister  of Finance and Economy Vahram Baghdasaryan will retain their  positions.

We should also add that, according to the Armenian media, the Artsakh  Foreign Ministry can allegedly be headed by former Foreign Minister  of Armenia (under second president of the Republic of Armenia, Robert  Kocharyan, ed. note) Vardan Oskanyan.